The Future of Super Smash Bros. – Hopes and Predictions

With the game so early in development, very little confirmed information is available at this time. We know it’s being developed by the man behind the first three, Masahiro Sakurai, and being co-developed (a series first) by Namco Bandai games, who you’ll probably recognize as the studio behind other well-received fighting series like Tekken, SoulCalibur, and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. We know the game is being developed for both Wii U and 3DS, and that there will be some kind of connectivity between the two. Possible ideas hinted at include customizing characters in the 3DS version and uploading them to the Wii U, or perhaps even cross-platform play similar to what Capcom has done with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.

It's a really article but there are some good points. I'm not too sure about the possibility of some of the third party characters, but variety like paper mario would be pretty interesting. Also, I would absolutely love destructible environments and decaying clothes/armor.

I just want R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, Jigglypuff, and Alt-Link (Toon/Young Link) taken out. They're taking up valuable spots that could go to more deserving characters -- like Tingle. LOL jk but seriously, I hope those other characters GTFO.

What about gampad functions? The smash Orb appears on your gamepad screen and floats around and you gotta smash it by tapping on it? It will be interesting to see if there are any exciting uses of the screen.